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Fresno County prosecutors cite high caseloads and 13 vacancies as strain on prosecutions
Summary
Assistant District Attorney Steve Wright told supervisors the DA's office is carrying heavy caseloads, has 13 deputy district attorney vacancies and faces recruitment pressures as prosecutors seek higher pay and telework elsewhere.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office told the Board of Supervisors that state criminal law changes, rising caseloads and staffing shortages are increasing pressure on local prosecutors.
Assistant District Attorney Steve Wright said the office's recommended FY 25'6 budget lists total appropriations of $54,707,827 and revenues of $19,258,817, leaving a net county cost of $35,449,010. Wright framed recent state policy changes as a driver of rising workloads: "For at least the past 10 years'the governor and the legislature of the state of…
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